2016 Map of Hannibal

About this map

Hannibal and its surrounding hamlets occupy this rural stretch of upstate New York, where the boundary between Oswego Co and Cayuga Co divides the landscape. The terrain is defined by a series of north-south drainage networks including Ninemile Cr, Eightmile Cr, and Sterling Valley Cr, which navigate the drumlin-like hills and marshy lowlands typical of the Lake Ontario plains. The map reveals a dense network of local history through its many small cemeteries and dispersed settlement nodes like Hannibal Center, Fairdale, and Pember Corners. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through the numerous rural burial grounds such as Hannibal Cem, Fairdale Rural Cem, and the Mosher Cem near South Hannibal. The predominance of muck lands, specifically noted at Muck Cr, indicates the specialized agricultural history of the region, where peat and fertile bottomlands were often used for vegetable production.